Humans of Bitcoin

BitPay CEO on Digital Money History and Worldwide Adoption - Stephen Pair


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CEO of the world's largest bitcoin payment processor, Stephen Pair has been interested in digital currencies since the 1990's. Insights on the history AND future of money.

Timestamps: 01:58 - The early days of Internet and what was DigiCash? 06:01 - Similarities between crypto and The Internet, being one of the ‘Web Surfers’ and the Magical Internet. 10:05 - Differences between the stone age of internet and the stone age of crypto. 12:15 - Stephen on discovering Bitcoin. 14:00 - The good old days of Bitcoin mining 16:35 - Big changes takes time-Stephen is extremely patient. 17:30 - The idea of BitPay and where it came from. 19:35 - Relationships with Visa. 20:55 - The contribution of Roger Ver, Barry Silbert and Erik Voorhees to BitPay. 23:45 - Asia is taking the lead in the adoption of Bitcoin-why? 25:00 - Convincing Merchants to accept BTC and BCH. 28:45 - Using cryptocurrencies is inevitable going forward 31:25 - Finding solutions and setting goals for the future. 32:30 - Advice for those getting involved in the crypto world. 34:50 - BitPay and recurrent payments. 36:55 - Attitudes towards the Mining community 38:13 - Stephen’s stance on ‘Proof of Stake.’ 40:00 - Projects to keep an eye on..

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